●●● Affections Across Time ●●●

This is a fan fiction based in an alternate universe that is completely off the subject from the normal Final Fantasy VII world. It is between Zack Fair and Cloud Strife.

Rating: NC-17

Warnings: BDSM, Yaoi, Intense Play, M-Preg (later on), ext.

Note: This is in Cloud's point of view. Also, there will be flashbacks every so often. You will know when, as I have put it in there so you can see when he has a flashback.

●●● Affections Across Time ●●●

●●● Prologue ●●●

I had forgotten everything; everything that had been me and my past life. All I remember was waking up in a dark alleyway in a strange city. Where this city was, I did not know, I just knew I was there. I had had nothing on me but the clothes on my back, not a single item; not that I would know how to use one if I did have one. I didn't know where I was, when I was, or who I was. The only thing I knew was a single name.

Cloud Strife…

…my name.

I lifted my head, a slight dizziness coming over me quicker than I could have expected. My hand flew to my forehead, holding slightly while trying to clam myself from the shifting alley. My blue eyes shifted ever so slightly from the dizziness while I tried to calm my mind. If I couldn't stay calm, I would stay dizzy. And I didn't think that would be such a good idea.

I stood still for a moment, calming myself before slowly looking around me. There wasn't much. A few dumpsters and trashcans, but nothing more than that. I still didn't know where I was, but there wasn't anything I could do about that. I could look for signs, but that would mean leaving the alley, and I wasn't sure if I was ready to do that just yet. Perhaps once I could calm myself, but not just yet.

I lifted a hand and pressed it against the wall, using it for support so that I wouldn't fall. It only took me a few minutes to calm my body, and I was shocked it only took that long. Normal people took about ten minutes or so to calm, and it had only taken me a few moments. I gulped a bit before shaking my head. Maybe there was something about me…something that I couldn't remember.

I turned a corner, seeing myself in another alleyway, but this one led out onto a busy street. I stared for a few moments, my eyes narrowing from the bright light as I started to walk toward it. My feet dragged against the dark cement of the alley. I saw doors now, some with cats and others with padlocks. It didn't seem all that bad really. I could have been somewhere else.

I pushed myself on, walking slowly out onto the busy street. Some people stared toward me, perhaps because of my somewhat beaten figure. I had just spotted myself in the glass of a store, and was staring silently. My spiky blond hair was matted and dirty, and everywhere; my outfit was torn up, black and dusty; my normally shining eyes were dull in the bright light. This had to be the worst I looked in years.

Years…what year was it? How long was I…asleep? Away? I thought bitterly, my eyes narrowing ever so slightly as I walked slowly away from the shop. People continued to stare, and I continued to ignore them with a dark glare. I wanted to now when, where, and how I was. It was odd for me, being someplace I didn't know. I just felt awkward. I wanted to know what year it was, what time, if anything was going on in the world that I would need to know.

I stopped short when I saw a large building in front of me. My eyes shifted up, measuring it mentally. Forty some-odd floors, I decided, nodding my head. I dropped my eyes back to the door and squinted to see the small letters that were printed of the windows of the revolving door to the building. My eyebrow arched a bit as I summed up what it could possibly say.

"Shinra Corp…" I whispered, still staring toward the large building before me.

I continued to stand there quietly. I didn't know what Shinra Corp was. After all, I couldn't even remember my own past. It looked slightly familiar though. As if I had met the person that controlled it oh so long ago. My eyes narrowed slightly before I slowly shook my head. I felt dizzy again. I leaned my shoulder against the side of a building, my head lolling back a bit.

●●● Flash back ●●●

I stood within a large building, my form tall and strong. There was a man before me, wrapped in a blanket and watching me from under the folds. He sat in a wheel chair, and was talking…saying something I couldn't remember. I nodded my head and murmured something under my breath before responding to whatever it was that he had said.

"Yes, Mr. Shinra," I had said, turning then and walking out.

I was standing before a door that said "Shinra Corp." in white letters. I stared toward the door before reaching back and pulling a hood over my head. I walked out of the building and onto another street, not daring to look back toward the building that I was walking away from, probably for the last time.

●●● End Flash Back ●●●

My eyes opened again, and I was staring in front of me. The dizzy spell was gone, but I felt worn, and my breath was coming out and sharp rasps. I slowly stepped away from the wall, staring toward the building again. What was with this building, which drew me toward it? Who was in there that I had seen in my small flash of memory? I remembered nothing, not the voice, nor the person. All I heard was my voice, saying a man's name and then it was gone.

I stepped back away from the building, shaking my head. I couldn't dare go there. Not with such a strong memory, not with something so…odd. I turned, my head bowed a bit. I started to walk as fast as I could, wanting to get out of here. Once I turned a corner, I felt myself bump into someone in front of me. I let out a growl of warning and looked up in time to see a rather big man. He was bald, and had many piercings and tattoos. I was about to snap at him when I felt my arm grabbed. I yanked back, trying to step away from him.

"You look…perfect for my line of business. My boss'll really be happy if I bring you back," He said, his voice kind of deep and raspy.

I let out a growl before trying to tug away from him. He yanked me back and started down the alley for which I had been walking into. He was stronger than me, or I thought so. I yanked again, digging my heels into the cement to try and get away from me. He only laughed and pulled me closer. I glared toward him and tried to wretch my arm from his hand. I pulled my hand back slamming it into his gut.

He gasped in pain and released my arm. I smirked toward him, turning away and starting to run down the alley. I heard a growl behind me and dared myself to glance back. When I did, I saw him advancing. I tried to pick up speed, but tripped over something on the ground. I felt my knees scrap across the cement, and hissed in pain at feeling dirt and rocks dig into my flesh and probably cut me open.

I heard his feet before feeling him jump onto me. I grunted as air left my body from the impact. It had hurt more than I expected. I closed my eyes tightly as I tried to relax my body. He let out a growl on top of me. I turned my head to look up at him and sneered, wanting to do nothing more than push him off and attack him once again. He pulled his arm back, curling his fingers into a fist before slamming it down onto the back of my head.

When the hit landed, I saw stars. I tried to keep my head up a bit, my mind now jumbled. It only took a few moments, but before I knew it my world had gone black.

●●● Affections Across Time ●●●

●●● Prologue End ●●●